Based on your research, consider the ways in which the two health systems are similar to and/or different from one another.
Assess the business and health care-related implications of horizontal and vertical integration of your selected health systems. How does integration impact the management of your selected organizations and the patients/consumers they serve, especially in terms of cost, quality, and access?
Consider any applicable insights you have gained through the Discussion for this module.
The Assignment
Write a 3- to 4-page paper in which you:
Davita and Kaiser Permantente are the Systems
Compare the horizontally integrated health system and the vertically integrated health system you have selected (e.g., size, settings/locations, and types of services).
Explain each health system’s rationale for pursuing integration and the strategies it has used to achieve integration.
Assess the business and health care-related implications of integration for your selected health systems, including how integration impacts the patients/consumers the organization serves.